Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) was among the senior officials who attended the inaugural meeting of Sri Lanka's Third Mutual Evaluation on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF), conducted by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG). Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the event as the Chief Guest, held at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo on 26 October.
A Mutual Evaluation (ME) is a peer-review mechanism of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) designed to assess the effectiveness of a country's implementation of international standards on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing. The evaluation is conducted under the leadership of either the FATF or a FATF-Style Regional Body (FSRB).
The Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, senior government officials, representatives of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Mutual Evaluation Team of APG and members of the international assessment team were also present at the occasion.
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